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    Abdessamad El Ouahabi, MD

    Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgical department
    Hopital des Specialites Rabat Mohamed V University .WFNS Rabat tyrainig Center

    Abdessamad El Ouahabi, M.D.
    Date of birth: June 17, 1959 in Tangier, Morocco
    Married, 4 children
    Chairman of the Neurosurgical Department-Hôpital des Spécialités, Rabat
    Director of Residency Training Program and Research in Neurosurgery in
    WFNS Rabat Reference Center, Mohamed V University
     1983: Graduation from Mohamed V University School of Medicine in Rabat
     1983-1987: Internship and neurosurgical residency, Neurosurgical Department Ibn Sina University Hospital Center and Rabat School of Medicine Mohamed V (Pr A.EL Khamlichi)
     1987: Assistant Professor in the same Department
     1989: Guest physician and visitor: Neurosurgical Department of Klinikum Steglitz, Berlin, October 1989 (Pr M.Brock)
     1990-1992: Fulbright Scholar, Brigham and Women Hospital-Children Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (Pr P.Black)
     1992: Visiting Scholar and Lecturer, Children Hospital of Los Angeles, April 1992, (Pr G.MC Comb)
     1992 to date: Professor in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital des Spécialités School of Medicine in Rabat Mohamed V University
     2005: Secretary of the 13th World congress in Marrakech
     2006 to date: Director of Residency Training Program and Research in Neurosurgery in WFNS Rabat Reference Center. Rabat Medical School (Mohamed V University)
     2008-2011: President of the Moroccan Society of Neurosurgery
     2013-2017: 2nd WFNS Vice President for CAANS
     2013 to date: Chairman of the Neurosurgical department of Hôpital des Spécialités Ibn Sina University Medical Center Mohamed V University Rabat
     Author of more than 85 scientific papers published
     Director of more than 40 Medical and Neurosurgical Specialty thesis
     Presentation of more than 110 papers and conferences in International Meetings (in Africa, Europe, America, Middle East and Asia)
     Invited Guest speaker in more than 50 International Meetings
     Participation in World Congresses and WFNS Interim Meetings since 1995 (18 participations)
     Organization of more than 20 International Meetings and Courses
     Member of French speaking Society of Neurosurgery, PANARAB Association of Neurosurgery, PAN African Association of Neurosciences, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Mediterranean Association of Neurosurgeons, WFNS Delegate of the
    Moroccan Society of Neurosurgery, Arab Spine Society, Middle East Spine Society, Arab Pediatric Neurosurgical Society, AFNS
     Founding Member of: the Continental Association of African Neurosurgeons (CAANS), the African Federation of Neurosurgery, the Arab spine society, the Mediterranean Association of Neurosurgery, the Arab Pediatric Neurosurgical society
     Neurosurgical field of interest: vascular, pituitary adenomas, skull base tumors, pediatric neurosurgery, and pain.

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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